June 2011

June 2011

Vol. 22, No. 3

FEATURES

Back to Vegas
The IPCPR show returns to Las Vegas for the first time since 2008 and promises a full schedule of hot and heavy action on the show floor and the casino floors.

IPCPR event schedule
Find out when and where official IPCPR events are planned.

Exhibitors directory
Tobacconist provides a complete list of the vendors attending the show and their booth numbers.

Unification complete
C.A.O. becomes part of General Cigar as the merger of Scandinavian Tobacco Group and Swedish Match is completed.

Marathon man
Avo Uvezian keeps a busy schedule meeting cigar consumers and retailers
in the United States and abroad.

Old-time tobacconists
Carmack’s replicates the atmosphere of an old-style tobacco shop on Noblesville, Ind.’s
town square.

Moving on
After a 37-year career with Consolidated/Altadis U.S.A., Jim Colucci prepares for his next challenge in the premium cigar industry.

Festive Dominican celebration
Procigar hosts its fourth annual Procigar Festival, giving visitors an inside look into the importance of the cigar industry to the economy and culture of the Dominican Republic.

Tom O’Hearn and Sylvia Rumbo
The industry recently lost two friends with the passing of Tom O’Hearn and Sylvia Rumbo.

Making e-commerce work
Tips on how to tweak your POS system to enable it to handle diverse sales channels.